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Yates City is a tiny town of 500 people in Knox County, Illinois. It's about 21 miles from Peoria, IL and 141 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $590 a month.
500people
$97kTypical home
$590/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
21"Snow
232Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 500
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,014 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Chicago, IL
- 21 mi to Peoria, IL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$612/mo)
- Median rent $590/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (334 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,035 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to PIA airport
- 137 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 682 ft
- 692 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 165 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 83 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Knox County: R+9 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk